Baseball Today Philadelphia at New York Mets (7:10 p.m. EDT). Joe Blanton makes his first start for the Phillies after his trade from Oakland. He faces Johan Santana (8-7) in an NL East showdown.
Armstrong, Edwards tape segment in Chicago Cancer survivors Lance Armstrong and Elizabeth Edwards taped a segment for a television fundraiser to fight the disease at U.S. Cellular Field on Monday.
Feldman recalled by Rangers to start Monday The Texas Rangers recalled pitcher Scott Feldman to start Monday's game against the Chicago White Sox and optioned catcher Taylor Teagarden to Triple-A.
Rangers activate Padilla, send Duran to Triple-A The Texas Rangers activated Vicente Padilla off the disabled list to start against the Twins on Sunday, clearing roster room by optioning infielder German Duran to Triple-A Oklahoma.
Johnson's 1948 election still looms large The humming campaign helicopter, the hat-tossing trick with the crowd and the late-arriving, decisive ballots from the suspicious "Box 13" in South Texas.
Coroner: Intoxication contributed to Marzano death Former major leaguer and baseball commentator John Marzano was intoxicated when he fell down the stairs and died in his home, the medical examiner's office said Thursday.
A miracle finish for Josh Hamilton, Rangers? While Josh Hamilton put on an impressive power display at Yankee Stadium and Michael Young drove home the winning run, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington spent the All-Star break rebuilding.